February 25, 2008
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So No Country took it. As you’ll recall, I did predict this one. But that would be like predicting that the sun will come up again tomorrow. EVERYONE predicted this one. While I wanted it to be Juno, I do feel that this was a very deserving Oscar. It’s important to note here that the Coen Brothers, who seemed to the average viewer last night as a little glib, are really, really shy. In fact, they rarely do their own press. There’s a great video from the Variety Screening Series with Josh Brolin, Kelly MacDonald and Javier Bardem in which Brolin indicates that the Coen’s clearly have some kind of psychic connection and that it’s a little weird to work for them — in a good way! Click here for the video. It’s pretty great. Listening to these three talk about the process, it’s really no wonder that it was such a great movie, such a success and now, the 80th Best Picture.
February 25, 2008
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As previously mentioned, there was a lack of emotion last night. At least that is to say that Halle Berry did not stand up with tears streaming down her face and dedicate her award to every nameless, faceless woman of colour. There were few impassioned speeches spat out in the excitement of the moment. There were many, however, that said the same things but with less passion. This is one of them:
I just want to thank you so much. This is such a big deal, not only for us, but for all other independent musicians and artists that spend most of their time struggling, and this, the fact that we’re standing here tonight, the fact that we’re able to hold this, it’s just to prove no matter how far out your dreams are, it’s possible. And, you know, fair play to those who dare to dream and don’t give up. And this song was written from a perspective of hope, and hope at the end of the day connects us all, no matter how different we are.
And it was given by Marketa Irglova for her work on the original song from the movie Once. I loved this speech, much like I loved the one that Hilary Swank gave about living in a trailer park (which thousands of Americans do, by the way), because it encourages people to go forth and live their dreams. To do whatever is necessary to achieve them, but also highlights that simply dreaming the dream isn’t really enough. You do have to get up every day and do it — whatever it is — that will take you to your dream. I’m not going to say that there aren’t people out there who want something really badly and will never get it, I’m just coming down on the side of people who live their whole lives with a dream and move towards it everyday.
This was a truly great Oscar speech and I’m really glad that they took the time to come back and let her give it. Seriously. Who’s directing these things?
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February 25, 2008
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Marion Cotillard is beautiful. I did not, I must confess to you Filmies, get the opportunity to see this movie before the Oscars. I will, but there were too many others to see. I am sad that Julie Christie, who was favoured to win, didn’t. I’m sad because she was in a Canadian movie, but frankly, that’s probably what lost it for her. But when beautiful Marion got up to accept this award she said:
“Olivier, what you did to me, Maestro Olivier Dahan, you rocked my life. You truly rocked my life.”
You.Rocked.My.Life.
I’m in. And it’s my new catchphrase… please forgive when you evetually get nauseated by it, okay?
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February 25, 2008
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“I want to thank my friend, Sydney Pollack, who taught me that with the responsibility — with the opportunity to make movies comes the responsibility of making them good. This for him.”
I just want to pause for a moment here. This speech went by at break-neck speed, but I think that Scott Rudin has hit on something that the majority of Hollywood has missed:
…with the opportunity to make movies comes the responsibility of making them good.
Making them good. Well that explains a lot. If you go to this man’s IMDB page, you’ll find 81 entries of all pretty good movies. I think that this kind of integrity and personal maxim is the missing gene from many of the filmmakers we have today. Can anyone tell me please what kind of movie Transformers would have been if Michael Bay came to the table with this kind of philosophy? I know that’s a bit of a stretch, but frankly, today, I’m crushing a little on Mr. Rudin. Let’s just hope that The Other Boleyn Gril doesn’t suck and prove him wrong, non?
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February 25, 2008
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Snort. Jon Stewart is hilarious. Telling Diabolo Cody that he hoped she was enjoying the pay cut of going from exotic dancer to screenwriter actually rocked my life. Forever. I do, however, have to mention that for someone who USED to be an exotic dancer, but is now trying to prove herself in a more, shall we say, savory profession, I’m not sure that a dress in which I could see her snatch was the best possible choice for her walk up to, time on and walk away from the podium. That said, this was brilliant script and I think that it deserved this award and more. I love that when she thanked the ’super human’ Ellen Page, Ellen just shrugged. Ellen is SO uncomfortable with the whole fame thing and SO blahze about it that I worry it might have a negative effect on her career. But for now, Juno was brilliant and my hamburger phone is on its way to me from Hong Kong.
So No Country took it. As you’ll recall, I did predict this one. But that would be like predicting that the sun will come up again tomorrow. EVERYONE predicted this one. While I wanted it to be Juno, I do feel that this was a very deserving Oscar. It’s important to note here that the Coen Brothers, who seemed to the average viewer last night as a little glib, are really, really shy. In fact, they rarely do their own press. There’s a great video from the Variety Screening Series with Josh Brolin, Kelly MacDonald and Javier Bardem in which Brolin indicates that the Coen’s clearly have some kind of psychic connection and that it’s a little weird to work for them — in a good way! Click here for the video. It’s pretty great. Listening to these three talk about the process, it’s really no wonder that it was such a great movie, such a success and now, the 80th Best Picture.
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